BLUE PITS HOUSING ACTION

Registered charity 1154280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BPHA

To provide an inclusive, client needs-led, high quality accommodation and support service to people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. that enables them to improve their overall health and wellbeing and which promotes social inclusion.To enable people to develop and maintain the skills they need to return to, or remain, living independently in their own home.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,484 for the year ended 31 October 2023, with total unrestricted reserves of £303,154. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, noting that free reserves after tangible fixed assets were £148,544. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate and expressed no material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rochdale Borough Council Adult Care and Support (55% of income)
Rochdale Borough Council Adult Care and Support — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wyatt Morris Golland Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £153k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£64
Reserves (reported)
£327k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/10/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/10/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/10/2022£1.0m£1.0m
31/10/2021£1.0m£984k

Common questions

Is BLUE PITS HOUSING ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £17,484 for the year ended 31 October 2023, with total unrestricted reserves of £303,154. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level equating to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure, noting that free reserves after tangible fixed assets were £148,544. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate and expressed no material uncertainties. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Wyatt Morris Golland Ltd.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10kGardening for Wellbeing

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INDEPENDENT HOUSING UK LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLUE PITS HOUSING ACTION£1.4m0unclearno doubt
INDEPENDENT HOUSING UK LTD FY2025£9.2maboveno doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m2aboveno doubt
ABLE (ACTION FOR A BETTER LIFE) FY2025£1.0m0unclearno doubt
EHSL FY2025£11.9m£70,000 - £79,9992unclearno doubt
Goleudy Housing and Support Limited FY2025£4.0munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.